In 2019, Chicago nu-metal ensemble Disturbed—whose albums like 2018's Evolution fused alternative rock with heartfelt ballads, earning multiple Grammy nods—headlined day two of Belgium's premier metal festival Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, drawing over 220,000 attendees across the weekend. Their high-octane set, brimming with riff-driven force and frontman David Draiman's charisma, featured the opener "Are You Ready" from the latest release, classics "Prayer" and "Stupify," the chant-heavy "Ten Thousand Fists," plus "The Game," "No More," and "A Reason to Fight," peaking with a poignant cover of "The Sound of Silence" and the moshing finale "Down With the Sickness." The performance elicited "goosebumps" among the crowd per Facebook feedback, highlighting the band's nu-metal revival post-hiatus, though Metal On Loud critics noted pre-recorded vocal layers for added depth; it cemented Disturbed's prowess in merging aggression and melody on the European circuit.